Regular Member

Principal Investigator Training

• Ph.D., Université de Montréal, 1987

• Postdoctoral Research, CERMAV, Grenoble, France, 1987–1988

Affiliated Department

Department of Chemistry

Other Affiliations

• Quebec Centre for Functional Materials (CQMF)

  
  

Funding Agencies

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

• Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQ-NT)

  
  

Laboratory Research

Synthesis of rigid-flexible copolymers with polymer-hinge architectures, whose rigid segments are composed of aramids, amylose, polyethersulfone, polyether ketone, or polyethers. The size and chemical nature of the flexible segment are modulated to optimize crystalline morphology.

Crystallization is characterized using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The effect of this morphology on the final properties of the material is also investigated.

Areas of Expertise

• Polymer crystallization and orientation

• Synthesis of rigid-flexible copolymers

• Molecular modeling

• Electron and X-ray diffraction

  
  

Teaching

• CHM-1002 — Hazards, Risks, and Hazardous Materials Management

• CHM-1903 — Water Chemistry

• CHM-3205 — Principles and Practices of Formulation

• ENS-1900 — Resources for Science Teaching

  
  

Industrial Research Collaborations

• DRDC Valcartier